Russia Declares Emergency Due to Polar Bears

By: Menna Seliem

CAIRO, Feb. 10 (SEE)- The officials in Novaya

Zymelia Archipelago in Russia declared a state of emergency due to the polar

bears invasion.

The Russian news agency TASS said

that the bears started to gather nearby human settlements in Arkhangelsk area.

About 52 bears were monitored at Pelosia Guba.

According to the agency from 6 to 10

bears existed in the settlements permanently, and there were attacks on humans

by the bears. In addition to that, the bears had entered the residential and

office buildings.

The governor of Arkhangelsk and the

provincial government said in a statement "The citizens filed an oral and

written complaint demanding their safety, as the citizens are afraid of

practicing their daily routines".

TASS agency reported "Extra

blocks had been put near to nurseries and special vehicles transporting

military personnel and employees to work".

The environmental authority refused

to give permits to kill bears, as it is considered as one of the rarest species

which is being endangered. It was mentioned that the polar ice melting is the

reason for the migration of the bears to the south to find food.